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Video: Summer Blue Moon
On July 31, the moon becomes full for the second time this month. Modern folklore says the second full moon is a Blue Moon. New video from NASA.
July 28, 2015
Ant expert gives Ant-Man thumbs up
A Boston University biology professor says the movie is “a turning point for ants in cinema,” although he has a few quibbles with the science.
July 28, 2015
Bright basin on Tethys
After so many amazing images of Pluto and Charon, it's time to remember some other fascinating worlds within our solar system. Here is Saturn's moon, Tethys ...
July 28, 2015
Tiny, but still densest known galaxies
Smaller in width than our Milky Way, their stars are packed 10,000 to a million times more densely than in our sun's neighborhood. Imagine the night sky!
July 27, 2015
Night thunderstorms: Top things to know
For anyone who's been stirred out of bed in the middle of the night by a clap of thunder: Here's info about those intense storms that happen after the sun sets.
July 27, 2015
6.9-magnitude strikes Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
This region is on the Pacific Ocean's 'ring of fire' - where great land plates meet and one dives beneath another - and so is subject to frequent earthquakes.
July 27, 2015
Latest images of Pluto’s flowing ice
Latest images from NASA's July 14, 2015 flyby of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft, showing evidence of an active surface on Pluto with flowing nitrogen ice.
July 27, 2015
Pulsar punches hole in stellar disk
Two stars in a double system are not playing nice. One star, a pulsar, has punched a hole in the disk of the other, sending debris outward at 7% of light speed!
July 26, 2015
First-ever look at Pluto’s night side
New image just released! A stunning snapshot of Pluto’s night side. The halo is from sunlight shining through the dwarf planet’s hazy atmosphere.
July 25, 2015
